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NR 226 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is caring for a client awaiting transport to the surgical
suite for a coronary artery bypass graft. Just as the transport team
arrives, the nurse takes the client's vital signs and notes an
elevation in blood pressure and heart rate. The nurse should
recognize this response as which part of the general adaptation
syndrome (GAS)?
A. Exhaustion stage
B. Resistance stage
C. Alarm reaction
D. Recovery reaction - ANSWER-C. Alarm reaction
A nurse is caring for a client who has left sided hemiplegia
resulting from a cerebrovascular accident. The client works as a
carpenter and is now experiencing a situational role change
based on physical limitations. The client is the primary wage
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earner in the family. Which of the following describes the client's
role problem?
A. Role conflict
B. Role overload
C. Role ambiguity
D. Role strain - ANSWER-A. Role conflict
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2
diabetes mellitus. Which of the following nursing interventions for
stress, coping, and adherence to the treatment plan should the
nurse initiate at this time? (Select all that apply):
A. Suggest coping skills for the client to use in this situation
B. Allow the client to provide input in the treatment plan
C. Assist the client with time management, and address the
client's priorities.
D. Provide extensive instructions on the client's treatment
regimen
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E. Encourage the client in the expression of feelings and
concerns - ANSWER-B. Allow the client to provide input in the
treatment plan
C. Assist the client with time management, and address the
client's priorities.
E. Encourage the client in the expression of feelings and
concerns
A nurse is caring for a family who is experiencing a crisis. Which
of the following approaches should the nurse use when working
with a family using an open structure for coping with crisis?
A. Prescribing tasks unilaterally
B. Delegating care to one member
C. Speaking to the primary client privately
D. Convening a family meeting - ANSWER-D. Convening a family
meeting
A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal lung cancer. The
nurse observes the client's family assisting with all ADLs. Which
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of the following rationales for self-care should the nurse
communicate to the family?
A. Allowing the client to function independently will strengthen her
muscles and promote hearing
B. The client needs to be given privacy at all times for self-
reflecting and organizing her life
C. The client's sense of loss can be lessened through retaining
control of certain areas of her life
D. Performing ADLs is required prior to discharge from an acute
facility - ANSWER-C. The client's sense of loss can be lessened
through retaining control of certain areas of her life
A nurse is caring for a client who has stage IV lung cancer and is
3 days postoperative following a wedge resection. The client
states, "I told myself that I would go through with the surgery and
quit smoking, if i Could just live long enough to attend my
daughter's wedding." Based on Kubler-Ross' model, which stage
of grief is the client experiencing?
A. Anger
NR 226 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A nurse is caring for a client awaiting transport to the surgical
suite for a coronary artery bypass graft. Just as the transport team
arrives, the nurse takes the client's vital signs and notes an
elevation in blood pressure and heart rate. The nurse should
recognize this response as which part of the general adaptation
syndrome (GAS)?
A. Exhaustion stage
B. Resistance stage
C. Alarm reaction
D. Recovery reaction - ANSWER-C. Alarm reaction
A nurse is caring for a client who has left sided hemiplegia
resulting from a cerebrovascular accident. The client works as a
carpenter and is now experiencing a situational role change
based on physical limitations. The client is the primary wage
,2|Page
earner in the family. Which of the following describes the client's
role problem?
A. Role conflict
B. Role overload
C. Role ambiguity
D. Role strain - ANSWER-A. Role conflict
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of type 2
diabetes mellitus. Which of the following nursing interventions for
stress, coping, and adherence to the treatment plan should the
nurse initiate at this time? (Select all that apply):
A. Suggest coping skills for the client to use in this situation
B. Allow the client to provide input in the treatment plan
C. Assist the client with time management, and address the
client's priorities.
D. Provide extensive instructions on the client's treatment
regimen
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E. Encourage the client in the expression of feelings and
concerns - ANSWER-B. Allow the client to provide input in the
treatment plan
C. Assist the client with time management, and address the
client's priorities.
E. Encourage the client in the expression of feelings and
concerns
A nurse is caring for a family who is experiencing a crisis. Which
of the following approaches should the nurse use when working
with a family using an open structure for coping with crisis?
A. Prescribing tasks unilaterally
B. Delegating care to one member
C. Speaking to the primary client privately
D. Convening a family meeting - ANSWER-D. Convening a family
meeting
A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal lung cancer. The
nurse observes the client's family assisting with all ADLs. Which
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of the following rationales for self-care should the nurse
communicate to the family?
A. Allowing the client to function independently will strengthen her
muscles and promote hearing
B. The client needs to be given privacy at all times for self-
reflecting and organizing her life
C. The client's sense of loss can be lessened through retaining
control of certain areas of her life
D. Performing ADLs is required prior to discharge from an acute
facility - ANSWER-C. The client's sense of loss can be lessened
through retaining control of certain areas of her life
A nurse is caring for a client who has stage IV lung cancer and is
3 days postoperative following a wedge resection. The client
states, "I told myself that I would go through with the surgery and
quit smoking, if i Could just live long enough to attend my
daughter's wedding." Based on Kubler-Ross' model, which stage
of grief is the client experiencing?
A. Anger
